▲ 614 ▼ TIL the word 'lox' (smoked salmon) is the oldest word in the English language- unchanged in meaning and pronunciation for 8,000 years (nautil.us) submitted 2 years ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.world 104 comments fedilink hide all child comments it's also yummy
[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca [S] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes that's how languages evolve. It's interesting, isn't it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food. And even in modern times it means the same thing: a specific breed of fish when prepared for eating by smoking It is fascinating how words evolve and change instead of staying the same for that long... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food. Citation? From what I've seen, 8000 years ago it meant salmon. Today, in English it means smoked salmon. It's a surprisingly minor shift for 8k years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food. And even in modern times it means the same thing: a specific breed of fish when prepared for eating by smoking It is fascinating how words evolve and change instead of staying the same for that long... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food. Citation? From what I've seen, 8000 years ago it meant salmon. Today, in English it means smoked salmon. It's a surprisingly minor shift for 8k years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Yep, 8,000 years ago laks meant any type of fish, living or prepared food. Citation? From what I've seen, 8000 years ago it meant salmon. Today, in English it means smoked salmon. It's a surprisingly minor shift for 8k years. permalink fedilink source parent